ลอยฟ้า
lɔɔi-fáaMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
floating in the sky
floating, suspended, or situated high up in the air or sky
Examples
เมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ลอยฟ้าlɔɔi-fáaลอยฟ้าlɔɔi-fáa1floating in the sky2elevated; raisedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonfilm; movie; motion pictureดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamสวยงามsǔuai-ngaambeautiful; lovelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The floating city in the movie looks very beautiful.
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Children like reading fairy tales about the floating castle.
In this novel, there is a magical floating island.
การนั่งgaan nângบอลbonลูlooนnลอยฟ้าloi fáaเพื่อpêuuaชมวิวchom wiuเป็นbpenประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanที่têeน่าตื่นเต้นnâa dtèun dtênมากmâak
Riding a hot air balloon floating high in the sky to see the view is a very exciting experience.
2AdjectiveB1
elevated; raised
elevated, raised high above the ground, or built on an elevated structure (commonly used to describe infrastructure like trains, roads, or restaurants)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถไฟลอยฟ้าrót-fai-lɔɔi-fáaรถไฟลอยฟ้าrót-fai-lɔɔi-fáaelevated train; skytrainกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
Today I took the elevated train home.
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โครงการkroong-gaanถนนtà-nǒnลอยฟ้าlɔɔi-fáaจะjàช่วยchûuaiแก้gɛ̂ɛปัญหารถติดbpan-hǎa-rót-dtìtในเมืองnai-mʉʉang
The elevated road project will help solve traffic jams in the city.
พวกเราpûuak-raoจองjɔɔngโต๊ะdtóที่tîiภัตตาคารpát-dtaa-kaanลอยฟ้าlɔɔi-fáaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔngวันเกิดwan-gə̀ət
We booked a table at the elevated restaurant to celebrate a birthday.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanกำลังgam-langอนุมัติà-nú-mátงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสำหรับsǎm-ràpทางด่วนtaang-dùuanลอยฟ้าlɔɔi-fáaสายsǎaiใหม่mài
The government is approving the budget for the new elevated expressway.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
lɔɔi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2floating; adrift3[to] float (price/exchange rate)4too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)[to] float; driftPart 1
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ลอยฟ้าlɔɔi-fáaลอยฟ้าlɔɔi-fáafloating in the skyfloating in the skyWord